As for IE8, I did a custom install of Win 7 Home Prem (purchased from Amazon) and I didn't get any windows asking on which browser to use, just got IE8 as default...So yes, IE8 is there

I just installed Firefox, set it as my default browser and job done.
As for the ISO question, I don't know... Although the RC cannot be upgraded to the RTM version of the OS if that is any help
